Dictionary of Welsh Biography

CYNDDELW BRYDYDD MAWR (fl. 1155-1200), leading 12th century Welsh court poet century, he sang to a number of the leading princes of Gwynedd, Powys, and Deheubarth, and in this respect he is the earliest poet known to have taken the whole of Wales as his field. He also sang awdlau to God, and his 'Song to Tysilio' is largely in praise of Meifod. His only other extant religious poem is the 'Deathbed song.' His poetry is mainly characterized by a quality described by W. J. Gruffydd
CYNFRIG ap DAFYDD GOCH (fl. c. 1420), poet Several of his cywyddau are preserved, among them two in praise of Wiliam of Penrhyn, a cywydd gofyn, and one to Tudur ap Iorwerth Sais (Rhys ap Cynfrig Coch in Cwrtmawr MS 244B (52), Gruffydd Gryg in Llanstephan MS 11 (105), Peniarth MS 64 (122), NLW MS 3047C (793)).
CYNWRIG ap RHYS (d. 1237), prince. Son of the Lord Rhys ap Gruffydd. Nothing is known of him other than the impression he made on Gerald the Welshman when he was travelling through Ceredigion with Archbishop Baldwin preaching the crusade. Gerald says that he was a tall, handsome young man with fair curly hair, dressed in the style of Welshmen of the period - a shirt and a thin clock and barefooted - but lithe and dignified in
CYNWRIG HIR (fl. 1093) Edeirnion The History of Gruffydd ap Cynan relates how Cynwrig came to Chester, where Gruffydd had been a prisoner of earl Hugh for twelve years, how he saw the prince lying in chains, bore him away while the burgesses were having a meal, sheltered him secretly under his roof, and then took him to Anglesey. If the story is true, it was an event of great consequence to Welsh history in view of the
DAFYDD (DAVID) ap GRUFFYDD (d. 1283), prince of Gwynedd third son of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and Senena, and younger brother of Owain and Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The date of his birth is uncertain. Since he was apparently too young to participate with Owain and Llywelyn in the terms of the peace of Woodstock (1247), it can perhaps be assumed that he came of age (at 14 in Welsh law) between 1247 and 1252, for in the latter year he is found - though still to
DAFYDD ap GRUFFYDD (fl. c. 1600) Drewyn,, poet
DAFYDD ap GRUFFYDD Nantconwy - see WYNN
DAFYDD AP GWILYM (c. 1315 - c. 1350), poet statement in his elegy to Dafydd that his life was not long, and the depictions of an aging poet in a few of Dafydd's poems do not necessarily contradict this, since they can be explained as the product of tongue-in-cheek comedy or vivid imagination. It is reasonable, therefore, to assume that Dafydd died about 1350, and to place the date of his birth around 1315, as R. Geraint Gruffydd proposed. But it
DAFYDD ap LLYWELYN (d. 1246), prince lordship, was added to the broad lands under Llywelyn's control. The purpose of this edifice of security is to be found in the fact that Dafydd had a formidable rival. Gruffydd was an elder son of Llywelyn and, though born out of wedlock, was not for this reason debarred by Welsh law from the succession. He was popular and had the advantage of a mother with Welsh connections. His father was not unwilling
DAFYDD AP MAREDUDD GLAIS, murderer, civic official, scribe and translator Roubury and Gruffydd Prouth, for Thomas Kirkham, abbot of the monastery of Vale Royal in Cheshire, in respect of a fine. By 1440-41 he had murdered Gruffydd Prouth and Gruffydd's son Dafydd Fychan. His father, Maredudd, Thomas Glais and John Roubury were all accused of being associated with him. Dafydd was pardoned in return for a £40 fine, but the murder led to a feud with the Prouth family, as a
DAFYDD ap SIANCYN (SIENCYN) ap DAFYDD ap y CRACH (fl. mid 15th century), Lancastrian partisan and poet The history of the Gwydir family: from his eyrie on Carreg-y-gwalch (near Llanrwst) he kept the Yorkists out of the commote of Nanconwy till 1468, and raided the surrounding country. Ieuan ap Gruffydd Leiaf and Tudur Penllyn sang his praises. Though Tudur, in his cywydd to him, extols his poetic skill, only three englynion of Dafydd's are extant. One of these is addressed to Tudur Penllyn. The other
DAFYDD BAENTIWR (fl. c. 1500-1530?), a poet His only extant work is his bardic controversy (ymryson) with Gruffydd ap Ieuan ap Rhys Llwyd. It contains a poem addressed to Gruffydd by Dafydd, a poem in reply by Gruffydd, and another by Dafydd. This controversy is to be found in the following manuscripts - Cardiff 7, Mostyn 143, NLW MS 5269B, Peniarth MS 112 Peniarth MS 152; and parts of it in NLW MS 728D and Peniarth MS 78.

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